# HRjoy: HR advice that leads somewhere

Chartered HR consultancy and bespoke people software for UK organisations. A clear plan, practical tools and a confident next step.

- Chartered HR Practitioner
- 30+ years’ experience
- Scope, responsibilities and fees agreed before work begins

[Start your brief](https://hrjoy.co.uk/contact/)

## HR consultancy services
### [HR advice & employee relations](https://hrjoy.co.uk/services/hr-advice-employee-relations/)
Clear thinking for the everyday and the difficult. When a people issue needs a clear next step, bring experience to the conversation. Practical HR advice that helps you move forward with confidence.

What the work can deliver:
- An agreed action plan and priorities
- Practical manager guidance and supporting documents
- Reviewed policies with a clear change record
- A handover that helps your team sustain the work

### [Workplace investigations](https://hrjoy.co.uk/services/workplace-investigations/)
A considered approach to sensitive situations. Sensitive workplace concerns deserve a structured, fair and careful response. Start with a defined remit, a clear evidence plan and the right level of independence.

What the work can deliver:
- Written terms of reference and investigation plan
- A structured record of the evidence considered
- A factual report responding to the agreed remit
- Clear separation of findings and management decisions

### [People strategy & change](https://hrjoy.co.uk/services/people-strategy-organisational-change/)
Make the next chapter work for your people. Connect your people plans to where the organisation is going. Turn a complex change into a practical programme with clear roles, priorities and communication.

What the work can deliver:
- A people strategy linked to business priorities
- An agreed organisation or workforce design
- A practical change and communication plan
- Milestones, responsibilities and measures of progress

### [Pay, reward & job evaluation](https://hrjoy.co.uk/services/pay-reward-job-evaluation/)
Bring clarity and consistency to reward. Make better-informed pay decisions with a structured view of roles, market evidence and internal consistency. Build a reward approach your organisation can explain.

What the work can deliver:
- An agreed evaluation or benchmarking approach
- Clear role profiles and documented assumptions
- Options for grades, ranges or reward principles
- An implementation and communication plan

### [Manager development](https://hrjoy.co.uk/services/management-learning-development/)
Help managers handle the moments that matter. Give managers practical tools for real conversations and everyday decisions. Learning shaped around your organisation, with space to practise and apply it.

What the work can deliver:
- Learning objectives linked to your priorities
- Workshops built around relevant scenarios
- Practical guides and tools for managers
- An agreed way to review learning and application

### [Employee experience & insight](https://hrjoy.co.uk/services/employee-engagement-insight/)
Listen well. Turn what you hear into action. Understand what work feels like for your people, then translate the insight into meaningful priorities. A purposeful approach to listening, inclusion and employee experience.

What the work can deliver:
- A listening plan with clear questions and purpose
- An agreed approach to confidentiality and reporting
- Findings with practical priorities for action
- An action plan and follow-up measurement approach

## Your people. Your processes. Your software.
When the spreadsheet has become the system, it might be time for a better fit. We design and build bespoke HR software around the way your organisation works: employee portals, recruitment & onboarding, case & workflow management, people reporting, system integration, implementation & adoption. [Bespoke HR software](https://hrjoy.co.uk/software/)

## Experienced thinking. A refreshingly practical approach.
1. **Listen.** We understand your organisation, what’s happening and what a good outcome needs to look like.
2. **Make it clear.** We define the scope, deliverables and decisions, so everyone knows what the work is there to do.
3. **Move forward.** We turn the work into practical actions, usable systems and a handover your team can build on.

## Buying HR support?
A defined scope. Specific deliverables. A clear delivery approach. [For procurement teams](https://hrjoy.co.uk/procurement/)

## A few good questions
### Can you work alongside our existing HR team?
Yes. Support can be focused on a defined issue, a project or additional capacity, with responsibilities agreed around your internal team.

### Do you offer both consultancy and bespoke HR software?
Yes. The two can be commissioned separately or brought together when a people challenge also needs a better process or system.

### How are projects and fees agreed?
We begin with the context, desired outcomes and scope. Deliverables, timing, responsibilities and fees are then set out for agreement before work starts.

### Can we approach HRjoy through a tender process?
Yes. Our procurement page helps you structure a brief and identify the supporting evidence you need for your process.

### Do we need to replace our existing HR system?
Not necessarily. The best brief may be a focused workflow, an integration or a complementary tool. Discovery should establish what already works and where a bespoke build would add value.

### Who owns the software and how is it supported?
Ownership, licensing, hosting, maintenance and support are agreed in the contract. They should be explicit before development starts.

### Can we start with a small prototype?
Yes. A scoped discovery and prototype can help clarify the requirements before committing to a larger implementation.

## For AI agents
- `list_services`: Every service with its one-line summary and link, optionally including bespoke HR software.
- `get_service`: One service in full: introduction, what you can commission, deliverables, who it suits and its FAQ. A near miss is corrected: ask for “manager training” and you get Manager development.
- `search`: Keyword search across services, software, process and answers.
- `get_answer`: A sourced answer to a UK employment question, such as statutory sick pay or protected conversations: short answer, detail, key dates, the legislation quoted and official sources.
- `latest_news`: The most recent HR news updates: what changed, who it applies to, what to do and the official source.
- `key_dates`: Upcoming dates when employment law changes take effect, each linked to the answer that explains it.
- `tribunal_tracker`: Monthly counts of UK employment tribunal decisions by claim category and country, from GOV.UK, plus the weekly Tribunal watch. Aggregate data only.
- `how_to_commission`: Engagement types, the delivery route, the brief checklist and the assurance evidence to request.
- `prepare_brief`: Turns a situation into a structured brief and a link a person can use to send it. Nothing is sent by the tool.

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